Looking for articles about diversifying our energy sources.

November 21, 2010 11:26 AM

Diversification is as good in energy sources as it is in investment portfolios.

"Diversification is as good in energy sources as it is in investment portfolios. Not only do we not need a silver bullet, we wouldn't even want one if we had it. We want 10 (or 20 or 50) plain old lead bullets."

Found this quote on metafilter discussion:
http://www.metafilter.com/89325/Innovating-to-zero#2956548

My friend and I have had conversations in the past about diversifying energy sources as a better solution then a silver bullet solution. I could of sworn I read something about it in a popular magazine. I thought I remember Larry Page of google discussing the topic too.

Any links on the topic of diversifying energy sources as a solution to our current energy problem would be appreciated.

posted by wherespaul to Science & Nature (4 answers total)

Best answer: Stewart Brand writes about this, in part, in his most recent book.
posted by dfriedman at 11:49 AM on November 21, 2010 [1 favorite]

David MacKay's book, Sustainable Energy - without the hot air, should be required reading for everyone. It's also free, if you don't mind reading pdf/html.
posted by Bangaioh at 11:49 AM on November 21, 2010 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Stewart Brand's Ted talk is what I was thinking about! Thanks :)
http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_proclaims_4_environmental_heresies.html
posted by wherespaul at 9:25 AM on November 22, 2010

You might also be interested in Shimon Awerbuch's work on Energy Portfolio's.
posted by biffa at 8:15 AM on December 1, 2010